Benjamin Murphy

In response to the planning application MO/2024/1544 proposing the installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates at Land North West of Barnett…

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Ben Murphy on what Epping Forest has to offer children | East London and West Essex Guardian Series The UK Government’s People and Nature Survey, published at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, stated that 83% of children believe nature…

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As Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee at the City of London Corporation, which owns Epping Forest and is the appointed Conservator under the Epping Forest Act 1878, I often get asked the question ‘what is a Verderer?’.…

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Young Londoners are shaping environmental and sustainability projects within the Square Mile and beyond, thanks to a new Youth Natural Environment Board (YNEB) which met for the first time on Friday 8 November. The City of London Corporation’s scheme brings…

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy4pq63qpgohttps://www.essexwt.org.uk/news/trust-helps-restore-rare-plant-population-epping-forest A delicate heathland species, bell heather (Erica cinerea), is set to make its return to Epping Forest after disappearing more than 50 years ago. This restoration effort is part of a conservation collaboration between the City of London Corporation…

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100 years ago today, on Wednesday 29th October 1924, a general election took place following a vote of no confidence in the labour minority government led by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It was the third general election to take place in…

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Ben Murphy on the arrival of autumn in Epping Forest | East London and West Essex Guardian Series (guardian-series.co.uk) The nights are beginning to draw in, and this month we’re celebrating one of the nocturnal creatures that reside in Epping…

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Today, I was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of the City of London to Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire as part of an annually scheduled visit. Burnham Beeches comprises of 220 hectares (540 acres)…

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The Conservators of Epping Forest have submitted the following objection to the London Borough of Redbridge in response to planning application 231/24 . Regeneration, Property and Planning,Development Management,11th Floor, Lynton House,255-259, High Road,Ilford,Essex, IG1 1NY . Dear Redbridge Planning Team,…

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This weekend, I was pleased to join Epping Forest Keepers in a joint operation with Essex Police’s community policing team, rural engagement team, roads policing unit and air support unit working to combat anti-social behaviour in the Forest, particularly nuisance…

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